“I am not presenting a position on whether or not the LGBT community should enjoy equal Constitutional rights. Indeed, it will be untenable to suggest that all persons should not be protected by the Constitution. The concern is that the voting public must be given full and frank disclosure of all the possible implications of the Bill so that when they vote, they make an educated, informed decision.” read more

There is nothing in the sections which can be used to win rights for LGBTI people, which is even further precluded by the limited definitions of ‘gender’ and ‘gender equality’ in the section,” says Richie Maitland. read more

“From the beginning of time, there seems to be no doubt that societies in general developed a patriarchal mindset. This mindset conditioned people to accept the authority of males over females with the overriding assumption that females are in subordination to males.” read more